Debt statistics by country - Public debt to GDP ratio / External debt to GDP ratio - (over 70% in red ) http://www.usdebtclock.org/world-debt-clock.html BRICS - ********** Brazil -------- 59% / 22% Russia ------- 8% / 40% India --------- 52% / 20% China --------- 23% / 7% USA + Canada - ****************** Canada --------- 86% / 82% United States - 74% / 98% Europe - ********** Britain/UK ---- 92% / 217% France -------- 94% / 202% Germany ------ 80% / 160% Greece -------- 172% / 218% Ireland ------- 127% / 816% Italy ----------- 136% / 127% Portugal ------ 130% / 235% Russia -------- 8% / 40% Spain --------- 98% / 160% Middle East - ***************** Saudi Arabia -- 12% / 21% Asia + Australia - *********************** Australia ------ 33% / 97% China ---------- 23% / 7% Japan --------- 230% / 58% India ----------- 52% / 20% South Korea -- 38% / 27% South + Central America - ******************************** Argentina ------ 46% / 24% Brazil ---------- 59% / 22% Mexico --------- 37% / 34%